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| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | April 24, 2026 | WTTW | Judge Set to Rule Next Month on Request for Special Prosecutor to Investigate ICE Crimes in Chicago | https://news.wttw.com/2026/04/24/judge-set-rule-next-month-request-special-prosecutor-investigate-ice-crimes-chicago | Attorneys representing hundreds of elected officials, community organizations and attorneys again argued in favor of a special prosecutor to investigate alleged crimes by federal agents last fall during the Trump administration’s expanded immigration enforcement operations, claiming State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has abandoned her own duties to do so. Cook … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | April 24, 2026 | WTTW | FDA Plans Ultra-Fast Review of Three Psychedelic Drugs Following Trump Directive | https://news.wttw.com/2026/04/24/fda-plans-ultra-fast-review-three-psychedelic-drugs-following-trump-directive | WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it will offer ultra-fast review to three psychedelic drugs being developed to treat mental health conditions, including depression, the latest step by the Trump administration toward possible approval of the experimental treatments. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | April 24, 2026 | NBC Local | Emergency room visits for tick bites are ‘higher than normal' in Midwest: CDC | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/emergency-room-visits-for-tick-bites-are-higher-than-normal-in-midwest-cdc/3927488/ | Emergency room visits for tick bites are unusually high across much of the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reaching levels that haven't been seen in years. Recent data from the [ CDC's Tick Bite Tracker ][11] showed visits to emergency rooms for tick bites are … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | April 24, 2026 | NBC Local | ‘Welcome to chi young freak:' Wiener's Circle promises free hot dogs after Bears' new draft pick | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/welcome-to-chi-young-freak-wieners-circle-promises-free-hot-dogs-after-bears-new-draft-pick/3927473/ | You know you've made it when the Wiener's Circle has something to say. Not long after the Chicago Bears used their first round, 25th pick in the 2026 NFL Draft to select Oregon safety [ Dillion Thieneman ][1] , the iconic hot dog stand came out with an offer the … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | April 24, 2026 | Northwestern Medill | Embrace the niche: a guide to Chicago’s specialty museums | https://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/embrace-the-niche-a-guide-to-chicagos-specialty-museums/ | ** By Mallory Evans ** _Medill Reports_ Smelling dozens of ice cream flavors. Clicking buttons and cranking levers to control inflation and cash flow. Squinting your eyes to see tiny bowling pins, buttons, rocks and figurines. The commonality? They’re all activities in Chicago museums. According to [ Museum Hack ][1] … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | April 24, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Man sentenced to 22 years in Waukegan Dollar General shooting: prosecutors | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-sentenced-22-years-waukegan-dollar-general-shooting-prosecutors | #### The Brief * * Kaleb Brown, 23, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for a February 2022 shooting of a Dollar General employee in Waukegan after being convicted of aggravated battery with a firearm. * Prosecutors presented additional evidence, including testimony linking Brown to a firearm in a … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | April 24, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Man sentenced to 67 years for killing Waukegan father in 2022 shooting | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/man-sentenced-67-years-killing-waukegan-father-2022-shooting | #### The Brief * * Jamonte Davis, 28, was sentenced to 67 years in prison for the 2022 fatal shooting of 42-year-old Sergio Berrios in Waukegan. * A jury convicted Davis of first-degree murder in December 2025; prosecutors said the killing was planned and presented additional evidence during sentencing. * … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | April 24, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago-area college staff member charged with grooming local high schoolers | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/wauconda-high-school-grooming-charges | ![][1] article Adam Faulkner | Wauconda police #### The Brief * * A College of Lake County staff member who worked at Wauconda High School is facing multiple felony charges for allegedly grooming and soliciting students. * Police say evidence shows the 42-year-old engaged in misconduct involving two female students … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | April 24, 2026 | Columbia Chronicle | Review: ‘Michael’ captures the King of Pop’s rise with spectacle and restraint | https://columbiachronicle.com/arts-culture/review-michael-captures-the-king-of-pops-rise-with-spectacle-and-restraint/ | The roar of a stadium crowd swells as a man in a red leather jacket steps into the spotlight, a single sequined glove catching the light. “ Michael !” the audience chants. In an instant, the film rewinds to 1964, introducing him as a 5-year-old boy at the start of … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | April 24, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | West Town mural by Denver artist resembles Mexican sarape | https://chicago.suntimes.com/murals/2026/04/24/chicago-murals-west-town-anthony-garcia-sr | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][73] * [ Facebook ][74] * [ Bluesky ][75] * [ Email ][76] * [ Reddit ][77] * [ Flipboard ][78] The mural on North Milwaukee Avenue in West Town comes alive like a sunrise. Tucked away and fronting a … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | April 24, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Review: ‘The Great Gatsby’ musical comes off as 'Gatsby'-lite, with little attention to weightier themes | https://chicago.suntimes.com/theater/2026/04/24/review-great-gatsby-musical-broadway-chicago-theater-things-to-do | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][64] * [ Facebook ][65] * [ Bluesky ][66] * [ Email ][67] * [ Reddit ][68] * [ Flipboard ][69] Think of “The Great Gatsby” as “Gatsby”-lite. The 2024 musical based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1920s-era novel is an … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | April 24, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Halas Intrigue podcast: Dillon Thieneman is the Bears' man | https://chicago.suntimes.com/halas-intrigue/2026/04/24/bears-nfl-draft-dillon-thieneman-podcast-halas-intrigue | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][46] * [ Facebook ][47] * [ Bluesky ][48] * [ Email ][49] * [ Reddit ][50] * [ Flipboard ][51] Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser analyze the Bears’ pick of Dillon Thieneman in Round 1 — and why they … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | April 24, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Before the Jackson 5 hit it big, the iconic group saw Chicago as an extension of their hometown of Gary | https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2026/04/24/jackson-5-chicago-gary-michael-movie | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][36] * [ Facebook ][37] * [ Bluesky ][38] * [ Email ][39] * [ Reddit ][40] * [ Flipboard ][41] The Jacksons were born in Gary, Indiana, but they were stage-tested in Chicago. Formed in 1964, the iconic group, … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | April 24, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | JCPenney backtracks on Ford City shutdown, but mall remains in peril | https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2026/04/24/jcpenney-backtracks-ford-city-shutdown-mall-peril | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][26] * [ Facebook ][27] * [ Bluesky ][28] * [ Email ][29] * [ Reddit ][30] * [ Flipboard ][31] JCPenney, the last department store anchor at the floundering Ford City Mall, backtracked on Friday from an announcement that … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | April 24, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Trabajadores de cafeterías de CPS bloquean la calle en protesta mientras negociaciones se estancan | https://chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2026/04/24/trabajadores-de-cafeterias-de-cps-bloquean-la-calle-en-protesta-mientras-negociaciones-se-estancan | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][9] * [ Facebook ][10] * [ Bluesky ][11] * [ Email ][12] * [ Reddit ][13] * [ Flipboard ][14] [ ![][15] ][16] El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. La señora Kimberly Penson, … |
| View Article | 1:01 p.m. | April 24, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Former Bull Ayo Dosunmu talks TWolves, free agency, return to Chicago? | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bulls/2026/04/24/former-bull-ayo-dosunmu-talks-twolves-free-agency-return-chicago | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] MINNEAPOLIS — For months, every entry in Ayo Dosunmu’s journal included the same five words: “We will make the … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | April 24, 2026 | CBS Local | U.S. special forces soldier who won $409K charged for betting on Maduro's removal before raid was reported | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/u-s-special-forces-won-409k-bet-maduro-removal-venezuela/ | A U.S. special forces soldier involved in the military operation that [ captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro ][27] was arrested on Thursday after allegedly betting on Maduro's removal from office before news of the raid was made public, a law enforcement source and a senior military official told CBS News. … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | April 24, 2026 | CBS Local | Rob and Michele Reiner's son, Jake, speaks out about his parents' deaths: "My world, as I knew it, had collapsed" | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/rob-and-michele-reiners-son-jake-speaks-out-about-his-parents-deaths-my-world-as-i-knew-it-had-collapsed/ | Jake Reiner, son of Rob and Michele Reiner, spoke out on Friday for the first time since his parents were [ brutally killed ][23] in their Los Angeles home in December, detailing the moment he learned what happened. In a [ post to Substack ][24] , Jake said he was … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | April 24, 2026 | CBS Local | Things to do in Chicago this weekend: Indie Bookstore Day, Poetry Fest | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-this-weekend-indie-bookstore-day-poetry-fest/ | Looking for something to do in Chicago this weekend? Try Indie Bookstore Day or Poetry Fest. Saturday is a huge day for independently owned bookstores across the Chicago area; it's Indie Bookstore Day! The event is held annually the last Saturday in April. This year more than 80 shops are … |
| View Article | 1 p.m. | April 24, 2026 | CBS Local | Paige Shiver says she had abortion during relationship with former U-M coach Sherrone Moore | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/paige-shiver-discusses-relationship-with-former-u-m-coach-sherrone-moore/ | Sherrone Moore's former assistant at the University of Michigan athletic department says she was involved in a relationship with the football coach for years, and also had an abortion after becoming pregnant during that time. Paige Shiver made those statements during [ an interview that aired Friday ][11] on "Good … |